I know the challenge of making cards for teenagers – and boys, too! My youngest just turned 17, and my eldest just turned 20 – now he’s out of his teens! (I doubt that will make it less difficult to create a card for him, though!)

So, I decided to take the Watercooler Sketch, and use it for both challenges. Pretty smart of me, right? LOL

Here’s the sketch from the Watercooler page:

Now, keeping in mind that the SUO challenge is a card for teens….this is what I came up with:

I think this card would be suitable for either a boy, or a girl! With the bright, cheery colours, I think even the boys would overlook the use of Melon Mambo ink!

I started with a card base of Tempting Turquoise card stock, and added a center panel of Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper. Just adding the DSP opened up a whole world of colour for this card! Isn’t it gorgeous?!

Using the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, I created a circle of Melon Mambo card stock, and then added a 2″ circle of Whisper White using the 2″ Circle Punch. The stamp set I used is called Big Day Stamp Set – and you can only get if for FREE from the Sale-a-bration brochure! I stamped the cake image onto the white using Memento Black ink, and coloured it with Blender Pens and Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight inks. I added a bit of shading to the ‘icing’ using my Crushed Curry marker. The candle was stamped by inking the stamp using the Tempting Turquoise & Daffodil Delight markers.

I cut the 2 banner shapes from Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight card stock, and stamped the sentiments in Versamark & Memento Black ink, and heat embossed them using Clear embossing powder & the heat tool. The sentiments are from the Something to Say stamp set.

A scattering of sequins later (it’s a birthday party, right?!), and my card was done!

I hope you’ll check out the terrific projects put together by the design teams at the Watercooler Challenge, and the Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge pages – they really are inspiring! I sure appreciate all the work they do to pull these designs together for us.

Thanks for visiting my blog, and if you have time to leave a comment, I’d sure appreciate it! It always makes my day to have comments to read 🙂

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I've always liked to create things, but I'm not a great artist, or sculptor, or any type of 'traditional' artist - but I love to stamp and create! I love the satisfaction of a completed project; whether a 3D item, or a card, or scrapbook page - as long as it can create a smile, evoke a feeling, or some type of reaction in the recipient. I hope you will enjoy sharing my creations, and occasional ramblings; I'd enjoy having you stamp and create with me! :) If you're in Canada, you can Join My Team as a SU! demonstrator. If you're in the Great Vancouver area, you're welcome to join my classes - we always have fun!

9 thoughts on “One Card – 2 Challenges!”

Great card, Deb. I love the way you combined both challenges. What a happy collection of colours! Between the rainbow of colours and those sparkly sequins, any teen would love the card. Thanks so much for joining us for the Watercooler Challenge.